EXPLORING SOURCES OF JOB LEADS CHAPTER 6 1

EXPLORING SOURCES OF JOB LEADS CHAPTER 6. 1

READ TO LEARN • WHAT NETWORKING MEANS AND WHY THIS IS AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO DEVELOP JOB LEADS • HOW TO DEVELOP A CAREER NETWORK AND CONTACT LIST • HOW TO USE THE INTERNET AND OTHER RESOURCES TO FIND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

MAIN IDEA • THE BEST WAY TO FIND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IS BY USING A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES, INCLUDING NETWORKING AND RESEARCH USING MEDIA RESOURCES

KEY CONCEPT • FINDING JOB LEADS

KEY TERMS • JOB LEADS • NETWORKING • SCHOOL TO WORK PROGRAMS • CONTACT LIST • TEMP JOB • REFERRAL • TEMP-TO-HIRE JOB • INTERNET

FINDING JOB LEADS • A JOB LEAD CAN BE A TIP FROM SOMEONE YOU KNOW AN AD IN THE NEWSPAPER OR ON THE INTERNET, OR INFORMATION FROM ORGANIZATIONS. KEY TERM: JOB LEAD • INFORMATION ABOUT A JOB THAT IS AVAILABLE

NETWORKING • BETWEEN 60 TO 80 PERCENT OF ALL JOBS ARE FOUND BY NETWORKING KEY TERM: NETWORKING – COMMUNICATING WITH PEOPLE YOU KNOW OR MEET TO SHARE INFORMATION AND ADVICE ABOUT JOBS

NETWORKING • YOU CAN START NETWORKING BY MAKING A CONTACT LIST • YOUR CONTACTS CAN INCLUDE YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS, OR PEOPLE YOU HAVE WORKED WITH KEY TERM: CONTACT LISTA LIST OF PEOPLE YOU KNOW WHO MIGHT BE HELPFUL IN YOUR JOB SEARCH

NETWORKING • VALUED COMPANY EMPLOYEES MAKE GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND THE SKILLS, VALUES, AND WORK ETHIC OF THEIR COMPANY.

TYPES OF ASSOCIATIONS Associations in successful networks Association Description Examples Personal All the people you know personally Classmates, neighbors, family, friends Professional The people you know through their business, your business, or a professional organization Your doctor or plumber, coworkers, supervisors, customers, colleagues Organizational People you know because of organizations or clubs to which you belong Members of your sierra Club chapter, computer club, softball team, church, temple Opportunistic People you meet by chance The clerk at the music store, the person sitting next to you on the bus, the contractor repairing a neighbors house Online People you communicate with over the Internet People you talk to in a chat room or on an online bulletin board

NETWORKING • IF YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH PEOPLE IN YOUR NETWORK, THEY MAY PROVIDE YOU WITH REFERRALS FOR JOBS. KEY TERM: REFERRALSA RECOMMENDATION FROM A CONTACT WHO IS PART OF YOUR NETWORK

ORGANIZATIONS • JOINING PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS CAN PROVIDE GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR NETWORKING • MEMBERSHIPS CAN COST MONEY, BUT THE FEE CAN BE WORTHWHILE

SCHOOL RESOURCES • SCHOOL RESOURCES INCLUDE: • COUNSELORS • TEACHERS • THE SCHOOL PLACEMENT OFFICE • SCHOOL-TO-WORK PROGRAMS KEY TERM: SCHOOL-TO-WORKPROGRAMS THAT BRING SCHOOLS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES TOGETHER TO GIVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET VALUABLE TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE

PRINT JOB ADVERTISEMENTS • CLASSIFIED ADS IN NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES CAN BE PART OF YOUR JOB SEARCH. • ONLY AROUND 20 PERCENT OF JOB SEEKERS FIND THEIR JOBS THROUGH CLASSIFIED ADS

USING THE TELEPHONE • A HOT CALL IS A CALL TO A SPECIFIC PERSON OR TO GET SPECIFIC INFORMATION • A COLD CALL IS A PHONE CALL TO A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYER WITH WHOM YOU HAVE HAD NO PRIOR CONTACT

USING THE TELEPHONE • TIPS FOR MAKING COLD CALLS • IDENTIFY PLACES WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK • WRITE AN INTRODUCTORY SCRIPT TO USE • WRITE QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE ANSWERED • REQUEST REFERRALS • THANK THE PERSON FOR SPEAKING WITH YOU • MAKE THE CALL • RECORD IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND EVALUATE THE CALL

EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY MATCHES JOB SEEKERS WITH JOB OPENINGS PUBLIC AGENCIES PRIVATE AGENCIES PLACEMENT SERVICES ARE FREE A FEE IS CHARGED TO THE JOB SEEKER, THE EMPLOYER, OR BOTH

EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES • EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES OFTEN SPECIALIZE IN TEMP JOBS OR TEMP-TOHIRE JOBS • KEY TERMS: TEMP JOBA TEMPORARY JOB TEMP-TO-HIRE JOBA TEMPORARY JOB THAT BECOMES A PERMANENT JOB AFTER A PERIOD OF EVALUATION BY THE POTENTIAL EMPLOYER

USING THE INTERNET • JOB LISTINGS ON THE INTERNET ARE OFTEN CALLED JOB POSTINGS • KEY TERM: INTERNETA WORLDWIDE PUBLIC SYSTEM OF COMPUTER NETWORKS

FINDING THE RIGHT WEB SITES ON JOB WEB SITES SUCH AS MONSTER. COM AND LOCAL NEWSPAPER SITES, YOU CAN SEARCH FOR JOBS ACCORDING TO JOB TITLE, LOCATION, OR OTHER CRITERIA. ON JOB WEB SITES, YOU CAN SEARCH BY KEYWORD

FINDING THE RIGHT WEB SITES OTHER SERVICES OFFERED ON JOB WEB SITES MAY INCLUDE: • RESUME POSTING • CAREER NETWORKS • PERSONAL JOB SEARCH AGENTS • BULLETIN BOARDS • CAREER COUNSELING • FREE NEWSLETTERS

FINDING THE RIGHT WEB SITES • SOME COMPANIES POST JOB OPENINGS ON THEIR OWN WEB SITES • TYPE THE NAME OF A COMPANY INTO AN INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE TO FIND THE COMPANY WEB SITE

EXIT QUESTIONS • EXPLAIN WHY NETWORKING IS AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY FOR FINDING JOBS • IDENTIFY TOW WAYS, OTHER THAN NETWORKING, THAT YOU WOULD USE TO HELP YOU SEARCH FOR JOB OPPORTUNITIES. EXPLAIN YOUR CHOICES.